Thursday, December 17, 2015

Winterizing Your Basement: What are the benefits and weaknesses

In
this article Penguin Basements, LTD, owned by Guy Solomon
explains all the important things to know before winter preparation,
helping protect your health, comfort and energy bills as well.

Canadian
dwellers know how cold winters could be and that is why they are
preparing to meet the cold in advance. The
best method to keep cold out of your house is to winterize it. Today
there are a lot of practices and theories about it. Guy Solomon –
the head and owner of Penguin Basements LTD is sure that traditional
approach to focus on main and upper floors is not enough, the
winterizing your basement is as important too. As a proof he explains
that usually the basement is a space, where all water heaters,
furnaces, air ducts, hot water pipes and HVAC systems are placed,
so when they are working in a cold environment it takes more energy
to make the home warm. Moreover many homeowners have noticed that
there are still drafts on the floor above the basement, if it is
cold. So we are getting back to the heating systems work, that is
getting more and more necessary heat to produce placed in a cold
basement. If we are talking about the basement itself, we should
understand that now basement windows are the most critical point for
energy loss in the whole house.

So,
let us listen to Guy Solomon's team, who is specializing just on the
basement area of the house. His team is ready to examine all the
leaky windows, find the problems with basement walls insulation and
solve them for sure for the comfort of the house habitants.

Modern
companies are used to insulate the basement ceiling space (which is
also the main floor space) with fiberglass. According to Guy
Solomon's word, that is the biggest problem, because it still cannot
warm up the utility equipment, and the problem of unwanted drafts
still remains.

First of all the old windows need to be
replaced with new ones made of vinyl and with two panes of Low-E
glass.

Next
step is to install waterproof wall board that will warm up the HVAC
system and the water pipes.

Then
considering the humidity level. This step is very important if you
are dealing with mold, mildew, and other problems like that. Basement
is a place full of moisture that can lead to unwanted results.

When
all the works are done the happy family can notice that now the
energy bills are lower and the temperature in the house is still
normal. All these positive changes are possible with proper basement
winterizing.

About
the Company: Penguin Basements, LTD is a professional basement
renovation company working in Toronto, GTA. It is the only company of
its kind since the employees specialize solely in basement areas.
The team has tons of experience and a solid reputation for providing
clients with their dream basements on time and on budget. Guy Solomon
backs his company’s work with a fully-transferrable limited
lifetime warranty so that both current and future homeowners can
enjoy the comfort that comes with quality work.